Miss Universe judge Omar Harfouch has abruptly resigned from the pageant’s official jury just days before this year’s competition is set to kick off on Nov. 21.

Harfouch took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday to claim that the Top 30 finalists had been chosen in secret long before the judges ever cast a vote.

His exit has sparked a wave of confusion and frustration among contestants, many of whom say they learned about the alleged pre-selection online rather than from the Miss Universe Organization itself.

Harfouch claimed he discovered that an “impromptu jury” had already chosen which contestants would move forward out of the 136 women competing.

According to him, some people within this unauthorized group had personal ties to participating contestants – including individuals re

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